RE: inode and filesystem question

From: "David Schwartz" <davids webmaster com>

To: <ext3-users redhat com>

Subject: RE: inode and filesystem question

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:02:54 -0700

> Well, I guess this is more for a theoretical question.
> How the filename is determined if its not in the inode.
Simple, files don't have names. Directory entries do. A directory entry's name is stored in the directory entry, along with the inode number of the file it references.
This is the UNIX way, love it or hate it.
DS